Friday, May 16, 2014

Weekly Bulletin

The end of year PARCC schedule will be starting on Monday, May 19, 2014 and running through June 2, 2014. Each class is scheduled for two days of testing during that time period and will continue with their regular daily schedule when not testing. It is important for students to be present and on time to school to minimize disruptions. The PARCC schedule was sent home with students last week. Please feel free to call if you have additional questions.

A big THANK YOU to all our Field Day volunteers for their help this year! Students love to see parents and older BHS students here and involved. It was a successful and FUN day. Mr. Rebelo and Mr. Magee did a wonderful job preparing the students for the day and executing this exciting activity! THANK YOU!!

Francis Wyman Student Council is holding a drive to benefit More than Words, a nonprofit social enterprise that empowers youth who are in the foster care system, court involved, homeless, or out of school to take charge of their lives by taking charge of a business. Please donate gently used or like new books, video tapes, DVDs, Blu-Rays, video games, and CDs to help this organization. The drive will run through May 23rd. That day is "Dress Up Like Your Favorite Book or Movie Character Day." If you participate, you can dress up as your favorite character.Yankee Candle FW PTO FundraiserPerfect Gifts with 40% Profit to Francis Wyman PTO on all items purchased. Available shopping thru July 1, 2014 will all items shipped to your home. To start shopping go online to Yankee Candle Fundraising and click on "Seller Login" in the top right corner. Enter 990006617 under Group Number on left hand side and start shopping.

Please show your support for Relay For Life team- "Marty's Angels"by attending Orange Leaf on May 27th! Marty is a five year old boy who had battled leukemia for three years and is now cancer free! Come celebrate Marty's life with our team!

10th Annual Exercise for Education – This Sunday!

MASSAGES, MUSIC and RACE WARM UPs! Lots of great vendors, activities and fun are to be had at BEF’s Road Race on Sunday, May 18, 2014 at the Burlington High School, 123 Cambridge Street, Burlington, MA 01803. Come at 8AM to register and enjoy pre-race warm ups with Lucky13 Fitness, a chair massage from The Way Massage Therapy. Grab some Muscle Milk or take a turn on the Party Central inflatable bounce! Post race food supplied by Whole Foods.

This race day is filled with hundreds of runners, walkers and spectators. The certified 5K (through the streets of Burlington) is preceded by a ½ mile Family Fun Run on school property around Burlington High School. You don’t want to miss this energized community event with music, vendors, prizes, free samples, and great family fun.

All pre-registered runners are automatically entered to win an hour Massage at Elements Massage Therapy

The 5K boasts tech shirts and the Family Fun Run includes an official cotton race shirt, guaranteed for pre-registered participants.T-shirt designed by BHS senior Jeff Turri (thanks to George Ratkevich, department chair and teacher at BHS, for once again coordinating student submissions for Race T-shirt designs).

Help Make a Difference!

Volunteer today and be entered to win a Gift Card!

We are seeking volunteers for the day. We typically have 50-60 helpers on race day. The shifts run from 8:00 am – 11:00 am with many being 1-2 hours (more if you like). All you need is a smile, we supply the t-shirt!

As an added benefit, Burlington High School students receive scholarship points with Adopt-A-Class, or Community service hours. Simply RSVP to Jean Golding at jeanbgolding@verizon.net and indicate any time constraints and we will reserve a spot in accordance with your time available.